India, April 15 -- Tension prevailed after a family was denied permission to conduct last rites in the village cremation ground due to religious conversion in Raighar block of Odisha's Nabarangpur district. The conflict, which took place in Dumurimunda - a tribal-dominated village - led to a delay of nearly 30 hours before the funeral could finally take place.Odisha Cultural Products

As per reports, Raimati Gond (70) passed away around 3 pm on Tuesday. When her family attempted to take the body for cremation to the village cremation ground, several villagers objected. The opposition stemmed from the fact that Raimati and her family had converted to another religion about three years ago. Some members of the village community insisted tha...